Meredith Hall & La Nef - Oikan Ayns Bethlehem - 2006

Meredith Hall & La Nef / Oikan Ayns Bethlehem

Жанр: Christmas Songs, Early Music, Celtic
Носитель: CD
Год издания: 2006
Издатель (лейбл): ATMA Classique
Номер по каталогу: ACD2 2365
Страна: Canada
Аудиокодек: MP3
Битрейт аудио: 320 kbps
Продолжительность: 1:02:41
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Треклист:

01. Oikan ayns Bethlehem (Birth In Bethlehem)

02. Duan Nollaig

03. Taladh Chriosta (Christ Child's Lullaby)

04. Drive the Cold Winter Away

05. The Beggar Boy (instr)

06. Granny's Delight (instr)

07. Ballulalow (Ane Sang of the Birth of Christ)

08. Lully Lulla Thow Littel Tyne Child (The Coventry Carol)

09. Remember O Thou Man

10. Wat Ye What I Go Late Yestreen (instr)

11. The Darkest Midnight in December

12. The Seven Rejoices of Mary

13. Port and Toys (instr)

14. Noels Bretons (instr)

15. What child is this (My Lagan love)

16. Usheg Veg Ruy (Little Red Bird)

17. Welsh Carol (instr)

18. Scottish Reel (instr)

19. Gloucestershire Wassail

20. Please to See the King

21. The Wren Song

22. Christmas in Kinsale (Jig)

23. Christmas Eve (Reel)

24. A Cogie of Ale and A Pickle Ait Meal

25. The Wexford Carol
Описание: Любимейший альбом на рождественскую тематику уже много много лет!
Замечательное сопрано Meredith Hall в сопровождении волшебного ансамбля старинной музыки La Nef.
Притягательность звучания старинных музыкальных инструментов...
Восхитительное рождественское музыкальное путешествие сквозь время в кельтские регионы Европы (Ирландия, Шотландия, Уэльс, Бретань...)...

Состав

Meredith Hall: soprano
La Nef:
Sylvain Bergeron: lute, baroque guitar
Martine Chiasson: traditional violin, nickel harp, fiddle
Patrick Graham: percussion
Robin Grenon: harps
Elise Guay: flutes, bagpipes
Betsy MacMillan: viola da gamba
Sylvain Bergeron: artistic and musical direction, arrangements

Рецензия
Meredith Hall & La Nef / Oikan Ayns BethlehemEvery year about this time a Christmas recording appears among the several early arrivals that claims the kind of attention that will keep it near the CD
player for the duration of the holidays. The idea of a Celtic-themed Christmas program certainly isn't new, but this one offers the especially happy
combination of soprano Meredith Hall with the crack early-music instrumental ensemble La Nef--and the selections are intelligently chosen, interestingly
varied, and thoughtfully organized.
The mix of vocal and purely instrumental tracks includes the opening title song, a starkly beautiful, plaintive tune whose words ask us 'to keep with pure
hearts' as we remember 'the infant in Bethlehem'. Later comes a rendition of the Coventry Carol that cleverly invokes the style of an ancient funeral
procession, followed by a delightful smattering of dances (a jig, a couple of reels) and some lullabies. We also hear the traditional words to What Child is
This? sung to the tune of My Lagan Love.
Hall's clear, appealingly vibrant soprano ably captures the different moods and 'flavors' of each song, from contemplative, darker, or sweeter, to light,
lively, and bright. Yes, I suppose a little more edge or timbral complexity would have given the interpretations just that much more character, but Hall is a
very fine singer who easily draws and holds our attention. And thankfully she doesn't overdo the dialects.
Her instrumental partners are very experienced practitioners of this kind of music; they know about style, and they're very adept at both producing
idiomatic arrangements and making transitions that keep the music flowing logically and smoothly from track to track. There are one or two selections I would
have excluded ('A cogie of ale' isn't quite up to the quality of most of the rest of the material), and the track and song listings are somewhat
discombobulated, but in all, this is a smart and expertly performed Christmas program that really does deserve some serious attention during your holiday
festivities. [10/20/2006]
David Vernier, ClassicsToday